Federal Diner in Otago Menu

BREAKFAST BREAKFAST
  • Cheese or Date Scones (World famous in Wanaka) $4.50
  • (C) Bacon & cheese $9.00
  • (B) Jam & butter $4.50
  • (A) Plain $4.00
  • Croissant:
  • Totally Nuts $10.00
    • Grilled banana bread with cashew nut butter
  • Winter Warmer $12.00
    • Porridge with chai spiced stewed fruits & cream
  • The Monk $19.00
    • Eggs Benedict with bacon & roasted tomato
  • The Buddha $19.00
    • Eggs Benedict with spinach, mushrooms & roasted tomato
  • Betty's Bacon Butty $10.00
    • Bacon, egg & relish
  • Brossie's Bun $11.00
    • Halloumi, grilled tomato, spinach & relish
  • Social Climber $13.00
    • Organic eggs fried or poached with roasted tomato on crusty bread - add free farmed streaky bacon $5.00
  • Hawea Flat $18.00
    • Spinach, mushrooms, roasted tomato & halloumi on polenta cake
  • PinaCoco $19.00
    • Caramelised pineapple hotcake with coconut yoghurt & lime
  • Comfort Kedgeree $19.00
    • Smoked salmon, mild Indian spiced rice & poached egg
LUNCHTIME CLASSICS LUNCHTIME CLASSICS
  • Lone Ranger $17.00
    • Waitoa free range roast chicken sandwich on ciabatta with aioli, caramelised onion & brie
  • Roti 'n' Roll $14.00
    • Pulled pork roti roll with hoisin, coriander, spring onion & pickled chilli
  • Wunder Burg $20.00
    • Homemade beef pattie with smoked cheese, caramelised onions, gherkins, salad & french fries with chipotle mayonnaise
  • Pure Wisdom $16.00
    • Ancient grain salad with cranberries, almonds, lemon & mint dressing (Vegan)
  • Roast It $19.00
    • Roast carrot salad with goat's cheese puree, preserved lemon dressing, dukkah & flatbread
  • The Chowder Pie $21.00
    • Smoked salmon, prawn, leek & potato pie with green salad
  • Soul Soup $18.00
    • Waitoa free range chicken & ginger broth, vermicelli noodles, seasame, chilli & spring onions
EXTRAS EXTRAS
  • Hollandaise $1.00
  • Tomatoes, mushrooms, 1 organic egg, avocado or halloumi $3.00
  • Free farmed bacon, Waitoa free range chicken or smoked salmon $5.00
  • French fries with tomato chilli relish & aioli $9.00
  • Mixed salad with balsamic $10.00
  • Gluten free bread add $1.00
KIDS KIDS
  • Egg or bacon on toast (+ $3.00 for scrambled) $5.00
  • Fruit plate $9.00
  • Hot cake with maple & banana $10.00
  • Peanut butter & banana on toast $5.00
  • Flatbread pizza with salami $8.00
  • Beef burger & fries $14.00

Nearby Sample Menus

  • Grilled Chicken $14.50
    • Chicken with mash gravy and veg
  • Zucha
    • Baby spinach, oven roasted pumpkin, olives, feta, red capsicums sprinkled with toasted almonds
  • Margherita
    • Simple but delicious! The cheese & tomato classic
  • Small $19.50
  • Large $36.50
  • Large $36.50
  • Montonara
    • Fillet of chicken, sundried tomatoes, brie & spring onions, drizzled with sweet chilli sauce and topped with pistachio sour cream
  • Large $38.50
  • Cheese $1.50
  • Steak $6.50
  • Corn Nugget (Dozen) $8.00
  • Chicken Tomato
  • Chicken on Fried Rice
  • Chicken Curry
  • Hash Brown $1.50
  • Won Tons
  • Avocado, grilled halloumi & tomato
  • Cheese and antipasto platter 2-4 people $30.00
    • Whitestone Windsor blue, Curio bay sheep’s milk pecorino, KaikouraLabneh. Zamora havoc Salami, Pastrami &Coppa.Aoraki cold smoked salmon & capers. Marinated olives, sundried tomatoes &peppadew. Relishes, fruits, crackers & breads
  • Chicken quesadilla w/ melted cheddar red onion and guacamole
  • Bowl of fries $6.00
  • Cured pastrami, grilled mozzarella& aioli
  • all toasted sandwiches served with chips and aioli
  • Cold smoked Aoraki salmon, capers & cream cheese
  • Slow-roasted Zamora pulled pork w/ slaw and spicy Jamaican jerk sauce
  • Crumbed Schnitzel $22.50
    • Served with Red Wine Gravy & Vegetables.
  • Prawn Twisters & Garlic Aioli Dipping Sauce $12.50
    • Prawn meat wrapped in Wonton paper & lightly deep fried.
  • Garlic Cottage Loaf $7.50
    • Choice of Sweet Chilli or Cheese
  • -Add Mushroom Sauce, Garlic Butter OR Peppercorn Sauce $3.00
  • Soup of the Day $11.50
    • With roasted ciabatta
  • Chicken Caesar Salad $21.50
    • Crispy lettuce tossed with bacon, crispy croutons, parmesan cheese & topped with seasoned chicken fillets & served W Our Caesar Dressing. With poached egg
  • Mushrooms $4.00
  • Rib Eye Steak $29.00
    • Served W French Fries & Salad. Grilled to your liking.
  • Black Cherry Chicken $28.00
    • Tender Chicken pocketed with soft cheese, wrapped in smoked bacon & oven roasted. Laid on kumara mash with black cherry sauce and a fresh garden salad. Beer match: Speight's Gold Medal Ale >>
  • Onions $3.50
  • Kumara Fries $4.00
  • Roasted Root Vegetable Salad $19.00
    • A selection of seasonal vegetables roasted with garlic and thyme rested on a salad topped with crumbled Feta cheese and balsamic glaze. Beer match: Speight's Gold Medal Ale
  • Stewart Island Salmon $34.00
    • Pan seared Stewart Island salmon, seasoned with Maldon salt and served on crushed potatoes. Served with broccoli and green beans, dressed with a Salsa Verde. Beer match: Speight's Pilsner >>
  • Chocolate Mudcake $11.00
    • Rich chocolate cake served warm with a decadent chocolate sauce, vanilla ice-cream and whipped cream.
  • The Alehouse Loaf $6.00/ $10.00
    • Locally baked Speight’s bread. Hot & delicious - garlic or plain. (Half/ Whole)
  • Salt and Pepper Squid Salad $19.00
    • Crispy fried salt and pepper Squid served over leaves with lemon and aioli. Beer match: Speight's Pilsner
  • -Add Dessert to any Kids Menu at the time of ordering for $4
  • Chocolate mountain surprise $6
    • Chocolate Brownie. Served with Berry Goo and Vanilla Ice Cream
  • Chicken salad $28
    • Juicy Lemon Thyme Chicken Strips served on a bed of Avocado and Mango Salad and a side of Crispy Kale and Sunflower Seed Scorch. (GF)
  • Steak burger $19
    • Pepper Steak, Caramelised Onions, Melted Swiss Cheese, Fresh Tomato, Mushrooms, Greens and our Homemade Smokey Tomato Relish in a Gourmet Sourdough Bun. Served with Fries.
  • Venison and blue cheese $34
    • Tender Venison Loin served Medium Rare with Black Cherry and Red Wine Reduction, nestled on a Roast Vegetable Medley. Accompanied by a Deluxe Garden Salad and homemade vinaigrette, ( GF)
  • -fish $10
    • Fish Bites, Tomato, Melted Cheese, Greens and Tartare Sauce. Served with Fries.
  • Bok Bok salad (chicken) $11
    • Juicy Chicken Strips and Salad with Homemade Vinaigrette. ( GF).
  • Rib eye steak $34
    • 250g Ribeye served on a square of Potato Gratin. Accompanied by Deluxe Garden Salad with homemade Vinaigrette and a side of Green Peppercorn Butter.
  • for your little big mouth
  • Toast or bagel $6.00
    • W american cream cheese, peanut butter, jam or nutella
  • Buttermilk fried chicken $16.00
    • On waffles covered in syrup
  • Skillet breakfasts
    • Choose one
  • -bacon, tomato, hash browns & two eggs, served texas toast $20.50
  • Huevos rancheros $18.00
    • Served w tortillas(can be df/gf)
  • -mushrooms, tomato, hash browns & two eggs, served with texas toast $18.50
  • SELECTION OF HOUSE MADE SORBETS $14.00
  • CHICKEN LIVER PÂTÉ $21.00
    • aspic, onion jam, pickles, toasted home-made sourdough
  • Buttered new potatoes w/ mint $12.00
  • TOBLERONE $18.00
    • baileys, frangelico, crème de cacao, chocolate, cream
  • WILD FIORDLAND VENISON LOIN $39.00
    • beetroot & kumara gratin, spinach puree, sautéed greens, onion compote, pan jus
  • CHICKEN & BACON PIZZA $26.00
    • mushrooms, spring onions, olives, pesto, mozzarella, sweet chilli sauce, sour cream
  • TODAY’S SOUP $16.00
    • lombardi home-made bread
  • Freshly baked loaf $10.00
  • WEDGES $3.80 /$4.90
    • ( half scoop / full scoop)
  • CRABSTICKS $1.20
  • SWEET & SOUR CRUMBED MUSHROOMS AND RICE $7.50
  • ONION RINGS $0.50
  • BURGERS HAVE ONION,B/ROOT,C/SLAW /S=SOUR @TOMATO SAUCE
  • CHEESE MEAT + CHEESE S/SLOWER TOMATO TOP $6.50
  • SWEET & SOUR BLUECOD AND RICE $9.90
  • PRAWN GARLIC TWISTER $1.20
  • Beef with black bean sauce $8.50
    • with rice
  • Crispy Chicken, Avo, Mayo Sushi $3.50 / $6.50
  • Prawn, BBQ Pork Fried Rice $8.50
  • Chicken curry on rice $8.00
    • Japanese style mild curry
  • Combination fried rice $8.50
  • Roasted Tofu $8.50
  • Fresh Vege Sushi $3.00 / $6.00
    • avocado, cucumber, pepper
  • Tuna Salad Sushi $3.50 / $6.50
    • tuna, avocado, pepper
  • Lasagne $18.00
    • Layered beef, tomato bolognaise, topped with parmesan cheese, served with pub slaw & potato wedges
  • Sides of Pub Slaw or Roasted Vegetables $6
  • Sides $6.00
    • Rosemary Potatoes/ Pub Slow/ Pub fries/ Potato Wedges/ Roasted Vegetables
  • Ugly Bread $13
    • Our own special pumpkin chutney served on a garlic baguette with cheese & sour cream
  • Kids Strawberry & Choco Ice Cream Sundae
  • Pub Fries $10
    • Served with tomato sauce
  • Mediterranean Pasta $14
    • Pappardelle pasta tossed with sundried tomato, mushrooms, spinach, pumpkin seeds & ciabatta croutons
  • Garlic Loaf $12.00
    • A traditional loaf served warm with garlic butter
  • 25 Fish Sambal $16.90
    • Masala grille fish in thick onion, chili and tomato sambal sauce
  • 13 Mee Goreng $10
    • Mamak style egg noodle wok fried with chicken, shrimps, bean sprout and egg
  • 3 Mamak Chicken/Lamb Soup $8
    • A clear soup with vegetables and spices
  • 11 Chicken Biryani $14.90
    • Basmati rice cooked with chicken infused with fresh spices, cashew nuts and fresh coriander served with rampal and papadums
  • 5 Mini Cocktail Vegetable Samosa $5
    • Vegetable fried triangle pocket served with sweet Thai sauce
  • 47 Kong Foo Chow $15.90
    • Flat rice noodles, chicken, shrimps, fish cakes, vegetables and finished in delicious thick egg gravy
  • 10 Lamb Curry $10.90
    • Boneless pieces of lamb and potato cooked in traditional Malaysian style curry
  • 21 Lamb Murtabak $15.90
    • Flaky bread filled with lamb served with pickled onion and curry gravy
  • Prawn Risotto $10
    • with tender leeks and spring onions, finished with a paprika oil
  • Open Pocket Pita $10
    • with tendered beef strips, house made coleslaw, lettuce and hummus served with fries
  • Beer Battered Fries $7
  • Fettuccini Pasta $10
    • in a creamy tomato sauce, roasted capsicum, olives and parmesan - add chicken $5
  • Beer Battered Fish and Chips $10
    • add green salad $5
  • Garden Salad $5
  • Aioli, BBQ or Sweet Chilli sauce $1
  • Wedges with Sour Cream and Sweet Chilli $7
  • Trio of Gourmet Ice Cream $12.00
  • Biscuits $1.50
  • Homemade Chocolate Brownie $12.00
  • Sticky Pork Ribs* Served with salad and Fries $22.00
  • Affagato $12.00
  • Seafood Chowder Our homemade chowder. Served with toasted Ciabatta $15.00
  • Blue Cod* The best Blue Cod in the valley served with a green salad & Fries $20.00
  • West Coast Whitebait (When available)* Eggs beaten into a light fluffy omelet on bread with a fresh green salad $25.00
  • Duck + Wild Mushroom Risotto w Spiring Onion + Parmesan N/A
  • Roast Pumpkin, Chilli + Cumin Dip N/A
  • Smoked Akaroa Salmon Rillette w Capers + Fresh Horseradish N/A
  • Fresh Baked Ciabatta N/A
  • Cider braised Pork Belly w Fennel + Radish N/A
  • Petit Flues for 2 $8
  • Pulled Moroccan Spiced Lamb w Teateiki N/A
  • Cheese Board $24
Federal Diner

Federal Diner

location

Address

47 Helwick Street, Wanaka, Otago, 9305, New Zealand

phone

Phone

034435152

clock

Opened hours

Monday: 7:00 AM – 11:00 PM, Tuesday: 7:00 AM – 11:00 PM, Wednesday: 7:00 AM – 11:00 PM, Thursday: 7:00 AM – 11:00 PM, Friday: 7:00 AM – 11:00 PM, Saturday: 7:00 AM – 11:00 PM, Sunday: 7:00 AM – 11:00 PM
price range

Price

$30 - $50

type

Type

None

service level

Service

Table Service

cuisine

Cuisine

Cafe Food , Contemporary , Gluten Free , New Zealand , Vegan , Vegetarian

features

Features

Wheelchair accessible ,  Reservations ,  Breakfast ,  Waitstaff ,  Takeout ,  Bar Not Available ,  Lunch ,  Seating ,  Highchairs Available ,  No Takeaway ,  Free Wifi ,  Local cuisine ,  Serves Alcohol ,  Dinner ,  Child-friendly ,  Outdoor Seating

Location
47 Helwick Street, Wanaka, Otago, 9305, New Zealand